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The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives 2004

Section II

The Burden of Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Diabetes, United States

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only.

  



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Stroke

Stroke, or cerebrovascular disease, is the third leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the United States. The major risk factors for stroke are high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, tobacco use, heart disease, diabetes, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition. Preventing stroke and controlling its risk factors are essential to reducing health care costs and improving the quality of life among older Americans. A person’s chance of having a stroke more than doubles for each decade of life after age 55.

  • Each year, about 700,000 Americans have a stroke. On average, a stroke occurs every 45 seconds.
  • In 2001, stroke accounted for more than 163,500 deaths.
  • In 2001, rates of death from stroke were 43% higher among blacks than whites.
  • Each year, about 40,000 more women than men have a stroke.
  • In a recent study, only 17% of the public recognized enough of the major warning signs of stroke to call 911.
  • Emergency therapy, if applied within 3 hours, can drastically reduce disabilities from certain kinds of strokes.

Stroke: 2001 Death Rate*

Stroke: 2001 Death Rate

* Deaths per 100,000, age adjusted to 2000 total U.S. population. ICD–10 codes:  I60–I69.

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Deaths Due to Stroke, by Sex, 2001

State Total Male Female
  Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
ALABAMA 2998 66.0 1146 67.0 1852 64.1
ALASKA 158 57.4 68 58.0 90 57.0
ARIZONA 2480 48.2 1046 48.9 1434 47.2
ARKANSAS 2256 75.9 840 74.5 1416 76.5
CALIFORNIA 18088 61.2 7313 62.5 10775 59.6
COLORADO 1825 53.9 657 50.1 1168 55.4
CONNECTICUT 2003 49.6 702 48.2 1301 49.4
DELAWARE 383 49.2 157 53.6 226 46.1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 265 46.4 99 47.6 166 46.0
FLORIDA 10413 47.6 4227 47.5 6186 47.0
GEORGIA 4312 67.4 1681 69.8 2631 64.7
HAWAII 766 59.8 359 63.8 407 56.2
IDAHO 781 64.7 289 59.2 492 67.6
ILLINOIS 7230 58.4 2690 58.9 4540 56.7
INDIANA 3877 63.8 1473 65.4 2404 61.4
IOWA 2218 58.8 807 59.5 1411 57.1
KANSAS 1848 60.3 674 60.8 1174 59.3
KENTUCKY 2557 64.4 912 61.5 1645 64.8
LOUISIANA 2638 64.8 1048 66.2 1590 62.7
MAINE 822 54.7 355 63.3 467 47.9
MARYLAND 2881 59.6 1117 60.8 1764 57.9
MASSACHUSETTS 3535 48.6 1325 51.4 2210 46.1
MICHIGAN 5701 58.2 2218 59.8 3483 56.4
MINNESOTA 2727 52.5 1044 55.1 1683 50.1
MISSISSIPPI 1935 70.5 779 75.3 1156 66.8
MISSOURI 3796 61.6 1443 63.8 2353 59.1
MONTANA 578 57.7 213 54.1 365 59.2
NEBRASKA 1130 57.3 457 63.1 673 54.1
NEVADA 913 55.1 405 54.5 508 55.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE 633 52.0 230 49.9 403 52.0
NEW JERSEY 4006 44.2 1605 47.1 2401 41.5
NEW MEXICO 824 49.6 303 45.3 521 52.3
NEW YORK 7706 38.4 3008 40.5 4698 36.6
NORTH CAROLINA 5401 71.3 2066 74.0 3335 68.5
NORTH DAKOTA 507 60.4 206 66.0 301 56.6
OHIO 6891 57.4 2553 57.5 4338 56.6
OKLAHOMA 2384 65.6 903 66.0 1481 64.6
OREGON 2588 69.5 1025 70.9 1563 68.1
PENNSYLVANIA 8619 55.5 3168 56.3 5451 54.4
RHODE ISLAND 613 47.4 251 54.2 362 42.3
SOUTH CAROLINA 2832 75.0 1101 76.4 1731 72.6
SOUTH DAKOTA 490 52.5 195 55.3 295 50.6
TENNESSEE 4037 72.3 1466 71.0 2571 72.0
TEXAS 10612 63.8 4050 62.8 6562 63.4
UTAH 870 56.4 314 50.4 556 60.0
VERMONT 323 50.2 107 45.8 216 52.3
VIRGINIA 4129 65.4 1567 66.3 2562 63.8
WASHINGTON 3765 67.2 1457 67.0 2308 66.5
WEST VIRGINIA 1272 59.4 492 60.6 780 56.9
WISCONSIN 3658 61.7 1464 66.7 2194 57.7
WYOMING 260 56.1 98 53.7 162 58.6
             
UNITED STATES 163534† 57.7 63173 58.6 100361 56.2
             
* Deaths per 100,000, age adjusted to 2000 total US population. †Total is slightly less than that in table on page 3 because it does not include decendents with unknown age.

 

Deaths Due to Stroke, by Race and Ethnicity, 2001

State White Black Asian /Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic
  Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
ALABAMA 2216 62.1 766 83.8 - - - - - -
ALASKA 107 52.7 - - - - 37 79.3 - -
ARIZONA 2090 46.7 66 80.3 26 46.0 60 49.2 238 52.5
ARKANSAS 1929 73.9 322 100.6 - - - - - -
CALIFORNIA 13031 60.6 1337 88.2 1638 57.8 50 37.7 2032 51.3
COLORADO 1589 53.2 61 70.6 25 52.3 - - 147 53.9
CONNECTICUT 1842 49.1 117 65.7 - - - - 35 33.1
DELAWARE 314 46.7 62 66.6 - - - - - -
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 72 41.2 187 50.5 - - - - - -
FLORIDA 8357 45.7 1218 85.9 46 30.0 - - 786 35.6
GEORGIA 3024 62.3 1238 88.7 21 29.0 - - 24 28.8
HAWAII 151 48.3 - - 587 63.4 - - 26 87.3
IDAHO 763 65.1 - - - - - - - -
ILLINOIS 5991 56.4 971 76.0 96 43.4 - - 171 38.6
INDIANA 3559 62.9 284 81.6 - - - - 26 39.7
IOWA 2165 58.3 24 83.3 - - - - 21 88.7
KANSAS 1728 59.7 83 83.9 - - - - 25 44.1
KENTUCKY 2349 63.2 200 92.4 - - - - - -
LOUISIANA 1748 58.6 847 84.5 - - - - 31 48.1
MAINE 816 54.8 - - - - - - - -
MARYLAND 2164 57.4 655 69.8 46 39.1 - - - -
MASSACHUSETTS 3324 48.4 125 59.7 37 31.5 - - 48 33.7
MICHIGAN 4890 56.3 719 72.6 31 45.8 - - 48 44.9
MINNESOTA 2628 51.9 40 73.1 36 72.3 - - - -
MISSISSIPPI 1262 64.1 666 90.0 - - - - - -
MISSOURI 3409 60.2 346 77.2 - - - - 21 46.3
MONTANA 561 57.6 - - - - - - - -
NEBRASKA 1072 56.2 39 100.1 - - - - - -
NEVADA 763 54.6 69 89.2 28 34.6 - - 47 39.4
NEW HAMPSHIRE 629 52.3 - - - - - - - -
NEW JERSEY 3210 41.9 525 67.5 86 36.3 - - 182 35.2
NEW MEXICO 540 49.6 - - - - 31 41.5 233 48.6
NEW YORK 6212 38.5 902 41.3 169 25.7 - - 411 27.3
NORTH CAROLINA 4072 66.2 1247 97.2 21 45.9 45 84.6 - -
NORTH DAKOTA 497 59.9 - - - - - - - -
OHIO 6121 56.0 713 74.6 24 30.1 - - 32 39.0
OKLAHOMA 2105 64.8 153 91.0 - - 100 59.9 - -
OREGON 2481 69.6 42 130.8 28 51.4 - - - -
PENNSYLVANIA 7773 54.0 731 75.4 47 44.1 - - 63 48.0
RHODE ISLAND 580 46.9 - - - - - - - -
SOUTH CAROLINA 1882 66.5 937 105.7 - - - - - -
SOUTH DAKOTA 467 51.2 - - - - - - - -
TENNESSEE 3397 69.5 620 99.0 - - - - - -
TEXAS 7600 62.4 1404 94.6 103 44.4 - - 1498 52.3
UTAH 825 56.4 - - - - - - 23 48.1
VERMONT 323 50.8 - - - - - - - -
VIRGINIA 3119 61.1 922 91.5 50 35.4 - - 34 34.4
WASHINGTON 3467 66.6 77 83.2 137 68.8 42 99.5 42 39.3
WEST VIRGINIA 1223 59.2 46 77.6 - - - - - -
WISCONSIN 3492 60.9 107 77.6 37 115.7 - - - -
WYOMING 249 56.5 - - - - - - - -
                     
UNITED STATES 134178 55.9 18914 80.0 3463 51.2 563 46.1 6416 44.0
                     
* Deaths per 100,000, age adjusted to 2000 total US population. Dashes indicate too few deaths (20 or fewer) to calculate a stable estimate.

 

  



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